With 11,000+ Visitors In 2024, What Would You Suggest Someone Visiting The Burdekin In 2025 Do Or See?

With 11,000+ Visitors In 2024, What Would You Suggest Someone Visiting The Burdekin In 2025 Do Or See?

Robert: “The park down there in Ayr, Plantation Park, that’d be one place I really recommend a tourist go visit. It not only looks really nice with that small river system running through it, which also cascades but it’s very, very tropical. I’ve been there myself and enjoy it. Alva Beach is also a great place to go and see. You can go fishing out there or swim, it’s a good spot to visit if you go there as it’s a quiet little beach town. They'd be the two places I’d suggest new visitors go and see.”

Troy: “If someone was to come to Home Hill and Ayr and the Burdekin, I would recommend they go up and see Inkerman Lookout. That gives a great view right out over the area from high up there. It’s incredible. I also think the pool in Ayr with its water park, is a good spot to go when it’s hot and humid. And go fishing! There are lots of good fishing spots around. That and the beaches where you fish, that sounds good.”

Patricia: “Well, they could go and have a look at the Burdekin Bridge, which they can cross by foot, and get to stand directly over the Burdekin River. In Home Hill, there’s lots to have a look at there, because there's different plaques placed down into the concrete with information that highlights the area, the old buildings, early pioneers etc. Here in Ayr, there is a butterfly shop that's open on occasion, that’s lovely. There's also the gem place over at Home Hill, where you can look at all these beautiful and different gemstones, that’s nice. We have got a lovely picture theatre here that they're doing from a shed because the theatre got damaged. You can watch a full movie, have a beautiful meal, and the children can run around this little garden that's got all these gnomes. It’s like a little children's wonder garden. If you go to the information centres here, the volunteers will tell you everything else that can be found.”

Wendy: “The actual shopping precinct here is fantastic. We get a lot of women come shopping here from other towns such as Townsville, Charters Towers, those sorts of places, because we've got all the nice little boutique shops here. As far as tourist attractions, I really haven't been here long enough to answer that one. I know a lot of the people here have huts and stuff. They spend a lot of time fishing and enjoying some of the local beaches. Oh, we’ve been crabbing! That's pretty good. We go mud-crabbing in Plantation Creek, where we’ll go down early to the beach and go. It’s different but a lot of fun.”

Joseph: “If someone was coming here to visit the Burdekin, first, just say hi mate! Then they should they go to the lookout down past Home Hill, or go take a walk over the bridge. I would also recommend them to go and just see this area by walking around the two towns and check out stuff, you know. Like the beach, the river, the park, that kind of thing.”

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